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IAN DONNIS

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Decatur Lounge closes; locals to buy WRNI

Changes
For those of us too late for the fabled and long-gone Leo’s, the Decatur Lounge on Providence’s West Side was our own little slice of nirvana.
By IAN DONNIS  |  March 28, 2007

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College students press for climate neutrality

Global warming
A group of Brown University students last month called for their campus to go “climate neutral.”
By IAN DONNIS  |  March 21, 2007

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Immigration raid substitutes for a comprehensive policy

Aftermath
The divisions couldn’t have been any clearer as immigrants’ advocates and critics of illegal immigration seized on last week’s federal raid in New Bedford.
By IAN DONNIS  |  March 14, 2007

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Last Republican standing

Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian is a rare bright spot for the RI GOP
Last year, Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian made a very smart decision by standing pat.
By IAN DONNIS  |  March 07, 2007

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Divide grows between State House and regional coverage

As the ProJo turns
The Providence Journal’s State House bureau is a fortress, an outpost singular in its ability to dig out and report important political stories of statewide interest.
By IAN DONNIS  |  February 28, 2007

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Cicione remains odds-on favorite as new GOP chair

Talking politics
Giovanni Cicione says he has not learned of any rivals since recently winning the support of Governor Donald L. Carcieri.
By IAN DONNIS  |  February 21, 2007

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Is Struever Brothers targeting Olneyville’s Artcraft Braid complex?

Citywatch
Advocates in Providence’s arts underground remain concerned about what they see as a looming threat to the Artcraft Braid Co. complex in Olneyville, home to a mix of artists, musicians, and manufacturing jobs.
By IAN DONNIS  |  February 14, 2007

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The brain drain

Rhode island needs a more robust economy to retain the young and the educated
Rhode Island is lucky to have Kipp Bradford.
By IAN DONNIS  |  February 15, 2007

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Concern cited on earlier deadline and impact on sports

As the ProJo turns
When the Providence Journal focuses its resources, it remains quite a good newspaper.
By IAN DONNIS  |  February 07, 2007

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Car wars

A good parking place is hard to find downtown—and with more meters, it will cost you  
As part of its effort to bring Providence into the modern era of professionalized government, the Cicilline administration wants your quarters — lots of them.
By IAN DONNIS  |  February 26, 2007

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Doherty seen in lead for state police post

Talking politics
Despite denials by the Carcieri administration, the widespread belief is that the governor sought the resignation of Colonel Steven Pare, the superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police, and that former state police Major Brendan Doherty will be his successor.
By IAN DONNIS  |  January 31, 2007

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Can RI back away from the war on drugs?

Deficits and prison crowding propel the search for a more effective approach
When Rhode island voters narrowly approved a measure last November to allow felons on probation to vote, it marked an important step away from the kind of supposedly “tough on crime” policies that have long typified American criminal justice policy.
By IAN DONNIS  |  January 24, 2007

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Management cuts pizza and cash prizes for writing competition

As the ProJo turns
A strong in-house writing culture is a big part of what has long distinguished the Providence Journal from other similarly sized dailies, so reporters are disheartened by management’s elimination of the money for pizza during monthly writing discussions and of $400 in monthly cash prizes for top-notch writing.
By IAN DONNIS  |  January 24, 2007

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Talk show titan

WPRO’S Dan Yorke is making waves in Rhode Island — and Cianci may be his new buddy
The topic of the day is President George W. Bush’s nationally televised speech about increasing the number of troops in Iraq — and Dan Yorke isn’t particularly pleased.
By IAN DONNIS  |  January 17, 2007

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ProJo squashes kids' spelling-bee

As the ProJo Turns
Newspapers need all the help they can get these days, so the Providence Journal ’s withdrawal of sponsorship for the Rhode Island Statewide Spelling Bee -- resulting in the cancellation of this year’s competition -- has angered ProJo staffers.
By IAN DONNIS  |  January 17, 2007

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How will speaker Murphy use his power?

A brain drain, looming deficits, and other challenges await solutions
It was no big surprise when House Speaker William J. Murphy recently presented his wife, Stacey, with a bunch of roses — as thanks, he said, for the nights he had missed dinner while working late at the State House.
By IAN DONNIS  |  January 10, 2007

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For Mollis and Cicilline, it’s all relative

Talking politics
Is it something in the water?
By IAN DONNIS  |  January 10, 2007

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RI bloggers scrutinize the new Democratic Congress

Talking Politics
When Democratic candidates stormed the gates of the Republican-controlled Congress last year, they found a significant degree of support from the growing ranks of the progressive blogosphere.
By IAN DONNIS  |  January 03, 2007

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Carcieri’s challenges

The governor faces a tougher political landscape in his second term
As Governor Donald L. Carcieri celebrated his 64th birthday on December 16, he could take satisfaction in any number of things.
By IAN DONNIS  |  December 27, 2006

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Cicione emerges as contender for GOP chairmanship

Talking politics
Giovanni Cicione, a lawyer and Republican activist who paid his dues by running against US Representative Patrick J. Kennedy in 1996, has emerged as a leading contender to succeed Patricia Morgan as chairman of the Rhode Island Republican Party.
By IAN DONNIS  |  December 27, 2006
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